Saturday, February 14, 2009

I finally got outside for a run. I chose a hilly park so that I can get a few confidence builders in for Flying Pig. My knee hurt a lot for the first 20 minutes but gradually loosened up. I felt especially good when I was able to run on the off road trail. However, towards the end of the run conditions forced me back on the paved trail and my knee starting hurting again. The rest of the day was pretty rough. The good news is that I am seeing a sports doc who is a runner in a week and a half and hopefully he can fix me up.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

While cardiovascularly (is that a word?) I felt fine, my left knee was in a lot of pain so I only completed 3 of the planned 4 reps and cut my cooldown short. I was pretty bummed about that but it's probably what's best in the end.

Saturday, February 7, 2009

Notes:YIPPEEEE!!!! Even moments before I started the time trial I thought there was no way I could come close to my goal of 19:36. But I did it - exactly! It actually didn't feel too bad. Of course it wasn't easy but I think I could have gone faster. 19:36 corresponds to a VDOT of 51 according to Daniel's Running Formula which corresponds to roughly a 3:08 marathon. Since my goal is 3:15 (and my super secret goal is sub 3:10) this should give me a little wiggle room to account for the Pig's hills and any other unforeseen issues race day. As long as my knee holds up, I am feeling stoked for May!

About Me

After taking a few years off of running after college, I got back in racing form after my first child was born. My marathon debut was 3:27. I trained harder for the next one with a goal of 3:15. However, it wasn't in the cards and I ran another 3:27. I had baby #2 and was in the midst of training to capture that elusive 3:15 when I was diagnosed with cancer in my left femur bone - primary bone lymphoma.